Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$53,982
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$10,488
16.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$60,947
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$64,470
Kept after tax
$53,982
Worth in national money
$60,947
State rank
45
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in North Dakota. The middle earner gets $64,470. That is 45 of 46 states, and about 37.66% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 185 among 460 occupations North Dakota publishes pay for.
- North Dakota is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $64,470 the take-home is $53,982; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $60,947 would nationally. The average comes to $75,640, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For medical scientists, except epidemiologists, North Dakota sits in the lower band at $64,470, ranking 45 of 46 and trailing the national median by about 37.66%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 185 of 460 in North Dakota places medical scientists, except epidemiologists in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in North Dakota, on $64,470, is $53,982 — equivalent to $60,947 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $75,640 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $51,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,220 |
| This salary | $64,470 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in North Dakota | $53,982 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,982 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,396 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $64,470 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,165 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of medical scientists, except epidemiologists in North Dakota earn under $64,470 and half over. The published range runs $51,170 at the tenth percentile to $103,220 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In North Dakota the take-home figure of $53,982, from $64,470, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 185 of 460 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $60,947, the adjusted value of that $64,470 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of North Dakota. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 185 of 460 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for medical scientists, except epidemiologists in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $51,170 to $103,220; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for North Dakota is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $53,982 from $64,470. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 185 of 460 locally.
- This $60,947 adjusted figure, worked from $64,470, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 185 of 460 in the state. The occupation ranks 185 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $75,640, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $51,170 and the top tenth $103,220 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Dakota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $60,947 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Dakota then takes its own share, leaving $53,982.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 46 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in North Dakota is $75,640. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($51,170) and the ninetieth ($103,220) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $60,947 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $53,982 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.